Two students were found dead in a shooting on UCLA campus this morning. This prompted a campus lock down as well at the SWAT and police appearances. Authorities investigated the incident while police roamed the streets armed. Freshman Teddi Mattox said she was in a cafeteria getting breakfast with about 100 other students when the shooting occurred. She said, "We got the alert and a woman said, 'This is not a joke, everyone get to the back of the dining hall because we have to stay away from the windows,'" she told CNN. We're crowded back here, we've been here for at least an hour and a half. People are crying, they're nervous, they're shaking." The suspects were found as well as weapons. UCLA Police Chief James Herren said he did not know whether the two males killed were students or staff members. Both males were found dead in the engineering building. "So far we don't know the nature of the shooting," CNN senior law enforcement analyst Tom Fuentes said, "If it's a personal thing between a couple of students, then it will be a local police matter. If by chance it turned into a terrorist situation, then the FBI would have primary jurisdiction over that." Photo from CNN.com.
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Fisherman along the coast of Tanzania are illegally throwing bottle bombs into the ocean to kill hundreds of fish at a time. Many fishermen are now using this technique because they are influenced by miners use bombs to make mining easier. Bomb fishing is cheaper and more productive, but illegal in Tanzania. When tossed overboard, the bottle bomb can kill everything within 30 to 100 feet of the blast. After the blast, the fishermen grab their nets to try to catch all the dead fish. However, most of the fish sink to the bottom of the ocean. Bomb fishing has damaged the coral reefs in which other marine animals rely for food and shelter.“With numerous blasts occurring daily on reefs all over the country over a period of several decades,” Greg Wagner, of the University of Dar es Salaam in Tanzania, wrote in a 2004 study, “the overall impact of dynamite fishing on coral reefs in Tanzania has been devastating.” Researchers counted more than 300 blasts in 30 days. With all the bomb fishing happening everyday, the coral reef could be wiped out, as well as the marine animals. The Tanzanian government launched a Multi-Agency Task Team to deal with wildlife crimes, especially bomb fishing. “The focus will be to target the individuals and networks that control this illegal trade, bring them to justice, and seize any assets obtained through their crimes,” Magese Emmanuel Bulayi, a principal fisheries officer in the Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism, said during a meeting on bomb fishing last month. Bomb fishing is a major issue that is trying to be resolved by the people of Tanzania. According to National Geographic, going to Vilnius, Lithuania is the Best Winter Trip 2016. Vilnius charms in any season and becomes a winter wonderland. “I love seeing the frozen River Neris in the middle of the beautiful Old Town(The historic center in Vilnius),” says Vilnius resident Inga Aukselyte. “Every time I cross one of the bridges I notice the glaciers [ice floe] quietly flowing through the town. It is especially romantic in the evening when all the city lights are on.”
The Moon Garden Art Hotel is the place to stay in Vilnius which is close to The Gate of Dawn, a 16th century city wall. Etrilio Namas menu celebrates the traditions of early Lithuania and is definitely a place to go. It includes meals such as veal and steamed roast vegetables which are based off from the 17th and 19th centuries. Buying a pair of thick wool mittens knit with snowflakes and geometric patterns are definitly a purchase that should be made. http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2015/11/151123-nola-northern-white-rhino-dies-conservation-animals/ Nola, a 41 year old northern white rhino, had to be euthanized by the San Diego Zoo staff. Nola's illness worsened after a series of treatments. “Nola’s legacy will live forever as her death leaves just 3 northern white rhinos on the planet,” the zoo added. She has been at the zoo since 1989 and was brought to the zoo from Czech Republic. The three other remaining rhinos are at the Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Kenya. They are too old to reproduce naturally but scientists are finding a way to take the cells from individuals and are planning in vitro fertilization. This process could take around a decade. Shown Above: The northern white rhino Nola.
http://www.latimes.com/local/weather/la-me-el-nino-20151114-story.html
Wet condition? Definitely. In between March and January, maybe into May, is where very wet conditions and possible flooding can occur. The California Department of Transportation have increased there maintenance staff by 25% for the winter months and El Nino. They are preparing sandbags and ready to go plows. The National Weather Service's Climate Prediction Center says that EL Nino is strong, mature, and gaining strength. The Climate Prediction Center has forecast above-average precipitation for much of California between January and March. The rainfall has brought some unexpected surprises too, like how Chile's driest deserts are now blooming with colorful flowers shown below. http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2015/10/151020-rising-seas-pictures-photos-climate-change-kiribati/
Rising seas are damaging the Pacific Islands. Teweiariki Tearo is a poet in Kiribati, an island in the central Pacific. He describes how the storm swells seems to flood homes and damages the land in Tarawa, Kiribati's capital. When Tearo returned in April, he only had a matter of time to repair what was damaged until "the ocean challenged the islands defenses once more." Tearo says, " I see adaptation as not just about seawalls but about revisiting our traditional knowledge systems. We need the collaboration of our international partners, but an active collaboration as people who are empowered to tackle our own problems.” He writes in one of his poems that the island will "rise over troubled seas." http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-search-kern-man-mudslides-20151019-story.html
67 year old man in Kern County was swept away in a river mud mud during a storm. Richard Harvel and his friend was in his motor home when the rain started to fall hard and some rocks were rolling down the hill. Harvel quickly moved his truck for as he knew that it would be swept away. When moving a truck a 3 foot wide rock came rolling down and hit his leg, He immediately started tumbling down while a wall of mud swallowed him. His friend could not find him while Harvells dog was sent to try and track him down. Harvell has not been seen since Thursdays storm. The LA Galaxy Soccer Academy, a youth soccer program, that now has a high school for players to attend to play for their soccer team. Ian Longergan left Mira Costa to go to this high school to pursue his passion for soccer. Longergan started playing for galaxy when he was eleven and is currently the co-captain for his Boys 16 Galaxy Academy team. He said, "I decided to leave Costa for this program because I feel that the new school is the most effective way to get to a higher level in soccer." Students attend school 5 days a week with 6 academic classes. Longergan also said, " The L.A Galaxy needs just as seriously as they take our soccer." The goal of the school is to take players 12 and older for them to play at the next level.
http://www.latimes.com/local/education/la-me-ln-caltech-ranking-20150930-story.html
CalTech was rated the top research school in the world- for the fifth time by the Times Higher Education magazine in Great Britain. Three other of California's school were ranked in the journals top 20. They were Stanford(ranked 3rd), UC Berkeley(ranked 13th), and UCLA(ranked 16th). CalTech president says that the ranking emphasizes it schools strength by "venturing into unexplored realms, defining new fields in science and engineering, and pushing interdisciplinary boundaries in the service of discovery". Phil Baty, the editor of the Times Higher Education magazine, says that the U.S dominates the ranking with 63 institutions in the top 200( in the last 74 years). Cuts in higher education spending has hurt the U.S and also other countries such as the Netherlands, Germany, and China because of heavy investments in universities. http://www.latimes.com/local/la-me-fire-season-20150929-story.html
2015 is already coming up to be California most challenging fire season. In our drought, many of the fires have moved to dry areas which are causing huge fires. The big fire season started in Northern California but is moving down to Southern California also. Southern California is bound to have its biggest fires season yet because of our high Santa Ana winds kick up in the fall. Santa Ana fires have 10 times more destructive fires than non Santa Ana fires. Jim Randerson of UC Irvinbe says, " There are more fatalies of firefighters and civilians in Santa Ana fires; the number of structures that were destroyed or damaged was much higher for Santa Ana fires." |
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